According to Governor Gavin Newsom, a person’s immigration status no longer prevents them from gaining a state ID in the state of California.
“We’re a state of refuge, a majority-minority state, where 27 percent of us are immigrants,” Newsom said after signing the legislation. “That’s why I’m proud to announce the signing of today’s bills to further support our immigrant community, which makes our state stronger every single day.”
A law passed in 2013 allows California residents to obtain a driver’s license, but the bill that was signed Friday will allow non-driving residents to acquire a government-issued ID, even if they are not a legal immigrant.
The bill’s sponsors framed ID cards as “passports to economic and societal participation” that allow individuals to access banking services, obtain government benefits, and acquire health care.
According to the Public Policy Institute of California, about 22% of California’s nearly 11 million immigrants are in the United States illegally.
The very next day after signing the bill, Newsom traveled to Texas, where Newsom targeted Gov. Greg Abbott and Gov. Ron DeSantis for flying and bussing migrants to blue cities.
“The one thing that he did is he broke with precedent, any precedent of decency and honor, his lack of character on display,” Newsom said at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin about DeSantis. “He comes into another state, your state, to try to find pawns in a political game, rounds them up, sends them to an island, and then fundraises off it. What does that say about his character, and the character of the Republican Party that celebrated that act of cruelty and dehumanization?”
Sure the piece of crap did, why do you think there’s illegals being allowed in this country that’s what they’re after illegal votes and government money to take care of them
Hey there Newsome, illegals shouldn’t have ID to allow them access to govt benefits and free health care. Try that in any other country and see how it goes. Plus when the state issues DLs or IDs they automatically register you to vote so there’s that aspect as well. No way any poll worker ever asks if someone should be allowed to vote or not, that’s racist…
Oh sure let us give all the illegals every free thing we can while people that were born and raised in this country live in tents and homeless on YOUR STREETS IN YOUR STATE. Anything for a vote right?